{
  "id": 3514813,
  "title": "Meta agrees to massive deal with states over child safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-massive-deal-with-states-over-child-safety",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:24:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Axios",
    "slug": "axios",
    "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/26/meta-lawsuit-settlement-states-facebook"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meta agreed to settle with U.S. states in a landmark lawsuit over allegations Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harm children. The big picture: The company agreed to provide compensation to the states for a variety of public health purposes, including crisis intervention services, after-school programs, outdoor activities and youth mental health programming. What's next: The deal…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Meta agrees to pay $17B, adopt kids’ safety features to resolve US lawsuits",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-agrees-to-pay-17b-adopt-kids-safety-features-to-resolve-us",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Meta takes $10bn Q3 Hit as $18bn teen safety deal puts TikTok, YouTube on the spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/meta-takes-10bn-q3-hit-as-18bn-teen-safety-deal-puts-tiktok-youtube",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:09:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}